There were fears the death toll could rise further as rescue crews searched for potentially missing people in flooded homes and streets on the western outskirts of Athens.

The fire department said it had received more than 600 calls for help pumping water out of buildings and had rescued 86 people trapped in vehicles and homes — it said it had deployed 190 firefighters with 55 vehicles.

More hazardous weather was predicted for large swaths of Greece later on Wednesday (local time) and in coming days, with storms predicted for western Greece and for parts of the Greek capital.

The region’s deputy governor, Yiannis Vassileiou, told the broadcaster that emergency services had been prepared for poor weather, but then “the Niagara Falls came down and could not be stopped”.

The search continues for survivors.

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